Manufacturer: Seagate Model: ST32550WC TD# 270208
Interface.. Fast Wide SCSI-2 SCA Formatted Capacity.. 2,147 MB
Cylinders 3510 Heads 11 Sectors Variable
Landing Zone Max Cyl Precomp N/A RWC Cyl N/A
Encoding Method RLL 1,7 Xfer/Mb(async/sync) 10/20 MTBF (Hr X 1000) 800
Form factor 3.5" Novell Y/N Y Height 0.7"
Power (Typical) 8.8W Power (Max) N/A Speed 7200
Avg seek (ms) 9 Cache 512k Mfg. Warranty 5 YRS

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Configuration and Jumper Options

Setting the SCSI ID jumpers

On the ST32550WC drive the SCSI ID is normally set over the SCSI bus by the host system using connector contacts 39 (ID 0), 40 (ID 2), 79 (ID 1), and 80 (ID 3). Systems designers may, optionally, install a remote operator panel connection to set the SCSI ID. The figure below illustrates the SCSI ID pins used for this purpose.

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SCSI ID ID 0 Pins1-2 ID 1 Pins3-4 ID 2 Pins5-6 ID 3 Pins7-8
0 Out/open Out/open Out/open Out/open
1 In/Ground Out/open Out/open Out/open
2 Out/open In/Ground Out/open Out/open
3 In/Ground In/Ground Out/open Out/open
4 Out/open Out/open In/Ground Out/open
5 In/Ground Out/open In/Ground Out/open
6 Out/open In/Ground In/Ground Out/open
7 In/Ground In/Ground In/Ground Out/open
8 Out/open Out/open Out/open In/Ground
9 In/Ground Out/open Out/open In/Ground
10 Out/open In/Ground Out/open In/Ground
11 In/Ground In/Ground Out/open In/Ground
12 Out/open Out/open In/Ground In/Ground
13 In/Ground Out/open In/Ground In/Ground
14 Out/open In/Ground In/Ground In/Ground
15 In/Ground In/Ground In/Ground In/Ground

Terminating the drive

ST32550WD drives do not have internal terminators or any other way of adding internal termination to the drive. You must provide external active termination (ANSI SCSI-2 Alternative 2) to these drives when termination is required.

NOTE: Use active terminators when terminating the bus.

Synchronizing spindles

Spindle synchronization for WC drives is normally handled on the SCSI bus by the host system using connector contact 37 for the spindle sync reference signal. System designers may, optionally, install a spindle sync cable using pin 6 on the J4 connector to provide +SSREF. See drawing on page 1.

Other applicable jumper options

Several other jumper options are available as illustrated below.

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